Alluding To Anthony Ginting When Discussing The Men's Singles Badminton Competition, Taufik Hidayat: Sorry, Sometimes His Mentality Goes Up, Sometimes It Goes Down

Anthony sinisuka Ginting (Instagram.com/@sinisukanthony)

JAKARTA - The legend of the men's singles badminton, Taufik Hidayat, once again highlighted the competition in the badminton world that once made his name. That moment happened when Taufik Hidayat guest starred in a podcast entitled The Badminton Experience.

Although he has hung up his racket for a long time, Taufik Hidayat does not immediately turn a blind eye to the badminton world. Until now he even continues to follow developments that occur both for local and international players.

When he was a guest on the show hosted by Anders Antonsen and Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, Taufik Hidayat even talked about badminton, including the competition in the men's singles sector.

According to Taufik Hidayat, the men's singles sector is currently still controlled by Viktor Axelsen. The legend assesses that the Tokyo 2022 Olympic medal winner has good technique, physical, and mentality.

In fact, according to Taufik Hidayat, in recent years Axelsen's performance has been better than Kento Momota, who had won the men's singles sector before the 2020 Olympics.

"Momota's strength is lacking, he is currently declining due to frequent injuries, Axelsen is the most complete," said Taufik Hidayat in The Badminton Experience podcast that airs on YouTube.

Not only that, Taufik Hidayat also highlighted the performance of Indonesian men's singles badminton in particular, Anthony Ginting. According to Taufik, Ginting, who is an athlete who graduated from the SGS club he leads, actually has an unstable mentality even though his technique is very good.

"For Anthony Ginting, I apologize, his mentality sometimes goes up and sometimes down, if the technique is good," said Taufik Hidayat.

What Taufik Hidayat said about Ginting was also reflected in his performance when he appeared as the host of the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open 2022 tournaments. His highest achievement along the agenda was only until the semifinals at the Indonesia Masters 2022, where Ginting's movement was always blocked by Viktor Axelsen.